1962 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fifth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 14 April and finished at Oulton Park on 1 September. Rhodesian driver John Love became the first non-British BSCC winner, driving a Morris Mini Cooper and an Austin Mini Cooper, making it the second consecutive championship win for a Mini driver.[1][2]

Calendar & Winners

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All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 14 April   John Love   Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?)   Mike Parkes
2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 23 April   Christabel Carlisle   Alan Hutcheson None (no entries)   Graham Hill
3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 28 April   John Love   Alan Hutcheson   Nicky Byrne   Graham Hill
4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 May   John Love   Peter Harper   Innes Ireland   Graham Hill
5 Crystal Palace, London 11 June   John Love   Peter Harper None (no entries)   Roy Salvadori
NC Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex Unknown. Unknown.   Nicky Byrne   P.J. Woodroffe
NC Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 15 July   Mick Clare   Alan Hutcheson Unknown.   Graham Hill
6 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 21 July   John Love   Peter Harper   Nicky Byrne   Jack Sears
7 Brands Hatch, Kent 6 August   John Love   Peter Jopp   David Haynes   Mike Parkes
8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 1 September   John Love   Peter Harper   Chris McLaren?   Graham Hill
NC* Brands Hatch, Kent 6 October   John Aley
  Denny Hulme
Not contested.   Piero Frescobaldi
  Cesare Fiorio
  Mike Parkes
  Jimmy Blumer
  • The final race at Brands Hatch did not follow the same class structure as the preceding events. There were additional classes with 1300 & 1600cc engine capacity limits which were won by   Alan Foster/  Andrew Hedges and   Peter Procter/  Peter Harper, respectively.

Championship results

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Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Team Class Points
1   John Love Morris Mini Cooper
Austin Mini Cooper
Cooper Car Co. A 52
2   Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 49
3   Jack Sears Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 38
4   Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37
5   Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 32
6   Peter Jopp Sunbeam Rapier Alan Fraser B 32
7   Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport B 31
8   John Whitmore Austin Mini Cooper Cooper Car Co. A 29

References

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  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1962 standings.
  2. ^ "British Saloon Car Championship - 1962". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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